Canada to Use Traditional Spelling of ‘Türkiye’ Following UN Move

Canada to Use Traditional Spelling of ‘Türkiye’ Following UN Move
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his meeting with President Joe Biden during the NATO summit in Madrid, June 29, 2022. AP/Susan Walsh
|Updated:

The Canadian government has quietly changed the name of Turkey to the official Turkish spelling Türkiye in all official communications.

The move follows a request by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government for the international community to recognize the authentic spelling of his country’s name.